Methow Recycles selling metal stuff
Methow Recycles recovered some special items from its metal drive earlier this year, and will sell them off between now and Nov. 1 in a “Functional & Creative Metals Yard Sale and Silent Auction.” Items include sinks, steel posts, garden trellis panels and sections of culverts.
The Methow Recycles yard in Twisp will be open for sales from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 30, and from 1 – 4 p.m. on Nov. 1. Silent auction items will be available for viewing; bidding closes at 4 p.m. on Nov. 1. All proceeds benefit Methow Recycles programs. For more information, call 996-2696.
Carnival at Community Center
The Valley Teen Center at TwispWorks hosts its annual Halloween Carnival fundraiser at the Methow Valley Community Center on Saturday (Oct. 25) from 1 – 5 p.m.
The carnival will feature a “bouncy house,” a haunted house, and games and prizes for kids of all ages. Volunteers are also needed to help with the carnival. For information or to volunteer, call 997-3300 or email mvalleyteencenter@gmail.com.
Fish, fire, floods
“Fish, fire and floods” will be the topic of a talk by Jennifer Molesworth on Sunday (Oct. 26) at the Methow Valley Interpretive Center in Twisp. Molesworth will discuss the effects of post-fire flooding on fish and streams. The free event begins at 5 p.m. For more information, call 997-6010.
Sign up for 4-H
Kids from kindergarten through high school are invited to learn about the Methow Valley Cascaders 4-H Club, and register for 4-H, on Monday (Oct. 27) at 6 p.m. at the Liberty Bell High School cafeteria. For more information, call Suellen White at 997-3252.
‘Expedition’ to South America
Join the Winthrop-based Pacific Biodiversity Institute for a virtual expedition to some of the wild jewels of South America at a potluck on Wednesday (Oct. 29) at the North Cascades Basecamp in Mazama. The free event begins with dinner at 6 p.m. and a presentation at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 996-2490.
Presenter Peter Morrison, an ecologist and avid explorer of biodiversity and wildlands, has been exploring South America for 30 years and leading expeditions to the largest remaining wildlands in an effort to map, describe and protect the world’s best remaining refuge for wildlife. He will be joined by Lucila Castro, a conservation biologist and bird expert from Argentina who leads the institute’s conservation science team there.
Fire danger is lower
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has lowered the fire danger rating and burning restrictions in northeast Washington on DNR-protected lands. The fire danger has been reduced by recent rainfall and moderating temperatures, the DNR said. The fire danger has been dropped to “low” in Okanogan, Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille counties. Permit and rule burning are allowed in Okanogan, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Stevens counties.
Help Room One
Room One’s annual Soup Dinner fundraiser is sold out, but the social services agency is still accepting donations to augment the total raised as part of its biggest annual event. For more information, call 997-2050.
